Nelson Mandela

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The Life and Times Of Nelson Mandela..

-Introduction-- Full name: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela- Born: July 18,1918- Age: 95-Birth Place: Mvezo ,Dist in the Treanskei Territory.Siblings: 3Brothers and 9 Sisters-Early Life-- He is the first member of his family to attend school.- At the at 16 Mandela completed his junior Certificate in 2yrs.- He began studying for his Bachelors of arts at Fort Hare University.

- Political Activity-- He participated in politics in 1952.- He led in the ANC'S - In 1955, he led "Congress of the People" whose adoption of the freedom character provided the fundamental basis of the anti Apartheid cause.-Mandela and 150 others were arrested on Dec.5,1956 and were charged with Treason.

-Imprisonment-- Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in Robben Island where he remained for the next eighteen of his twenty-seven yrs. in prison.-While Nelson was in jail his reputation grew and he became widely known as the black leader in South Africa. - In prison Mandela undertook the study with the University of London by correspondence through its external programme and received his degree in Law.- PICTURES-*President Of South Africa*